Sarah Peyton is owner of Interpersonal Neurobiology and Needs-Based Communication. She offers classes, workshops, teleseminars and one-on-one sessions bringing together empathy and resonance with an understanding of the brain for sustainable change tha…

HOW TO CREATE AN EMPATHIC ENVIRONMENT• Make talking about feelings and emotions part of everyday talk and keep discussions about emotions open and honest.• Look at books and pictures showing various emotions and empathic scenes.• Ask que…

Strong academic skills aren’t enough to guarantee success for 21st-century students. Now, one group is looking to broaden what our children are taught.   Ashoka Changemakers, a nonprofit that provides tools and resources to help people improve the…

It turns out we’re wired to watch episode after episode after episodeBritish psychologist Edward B Titchener, active at the turn of the 20th century, might argue that we become glued to complex, emotionally-charged stories because of our ability to rec…